Ubuntu
pulseaudio package

pulseaudio crashes constantly / doesn't start

Bug #936315 reported by Przemek K.
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pulseaudio (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Pulseaudio seems to crash constantly. The icon in the notification area always shows no sound. I am unable to adjust the sound with the sound indicator nor with the Macbooks sound keys.
The sound works though (ie. in Totem).

My /var/log/syslog is filled with the following messages:

Feb 19 16:07:13 laptop616 pulseaudio[1981]: [pulseaudio] main.c: Uruchomienie demona nie powiodło się. [in polish: starting the daemon failed]
Feb 19 16:07:14 laptop616 pulseaudio[2034]: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Stale PID file, overwriting.
Feb 19 16:07:14 laptop616 pulseaudio[2034]: [pulseaudio] module-alsa-card.c: Assertion 'jack->path && jack->path->port' failed at modules/alsa/module-alsa-card.c:324, function report_jack_state(). Aborting.
Feb 19 16:07:14 laptop616 pulseaudio[2031]: [pulseaudio] main.c: Uruchomienie demona nie powiodło się.
Feb 19 16:07:17 laptop616 pulseaudio[2051]: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Stale PID file, overwriting.
Feb 19 16:07:17 laptop616 pulseaudio[2051]: [pulseaudio] module-alsa-card.c: Assertion 'jack->path && jack->path->port' failed at modules/alsa/module-alsa-card.c:324, function report_jack_state(). Aborting.
Feb 19 16:07:17 laptop616 pulseaudio[2048]: [pulseaudio] main.c: Uruchomienie demona nie powiodło się.
Feb 19 16:07:18 laptop616 pulseaudio[2061]: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Stale PID file, overwriting.
Feb 19 16:07:18 laptop616 pulseaudio[2061]: [pulseaudio] module-alsa-card.c: Assertion 'jack->path && jack->path->port' failed at modules/alsa/module-alsa-card.c:324, function report_jack_state(). Aborting.
Feb 19 16:07:19 laptop616 pulseaudio[2057]: [pulseaudio] main.c: Uruchomienie demona nie powiodło się.
Feb 19 16:07:23 laptop616 pulseaudio[2079]: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Stale PID file, overwriting.
Feb 19 16:07:24 laptop616 pulseaudio[2079]: [pulseaudio] module-alsa-card.c: Assertion 'jack->path && jack->path->port' failed at modules/alsa/module-alsa-card.c:324, function report_jack_state(). Aborting.
Feb 19 16:07:25 laptop616 pulseaudio[2076]: [pulseaudio] main.c: Uruchomienie demona nie powiodło się.
Feb 19 16:07:28 laptop616 pulseaudio[2107]: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Stale PID file, overwriting.
Feb 19 16:07:28 laptop616 pulseaudio[2107]: [pulseaudio] module-alsa-card.c: Assertion 'jack->path && jack->path->port' failed at modules/alsa/module-alsa-card.c:324, function report_jack_state(). Aborting.
Feb 19 16:07:28 laptop616 pulseaudio[2104]: [pulseaudio] main.c: Uruchomienie demona nie powiodło się.
Feb 19 16:07:33 laptop616 pulseaudio[2125]: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Stale PID file, overwriting.
Feb 19 16:07:33 laptop616 pulseaudio[2125]: [pulseaudio] module-alsa-card.c: Assertion 'jack->path && jack->path->port' failed at modules/alsa/module-alsa-card.c:324, function report_jack_state(). Aborting.
Feb 19 16:07:34 laptop616 pulseaudio[2122]: [pulseaudio] main.c: Uruchomienie demona nie powiodło się.
Feb 19 16:07:38 laptop616 pulseaudio[2134]: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Stale PID file, overwriting.
Feb 19 16:07:38 laptop616 pulseaudio[2134]: [pulseaudio] module-alsa-card.c: Assertion 'jack->path && jack->path->port' failed at modules/alsa/module-alsa-card.c:324, function report_jack_state(). Aborting.
Feb 19 16:07:39 laptop616 pulseaudio[2131]: [pulseaudio] main.c: Uruchomienie demona nie powiodło się.
Feb 19 16:28:00 laptop616 pulseaudio[1513]: [pulseaudio] module-alsa-card.c: Assertion 'jack->path && jack->path->port' failed at modules/alsa/module-alsa-card.c:324, function report_jack_state(). Aborting.
Feb 19 16:28:00 laptop616 pulseaudio[1508]: [pulseaudio] main.c: Uruchomienie demona nie powiodło się.
Feb 19 16:28:00 laptop616 pulseaudio[1527]: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Daemon already running.
Feb 19 16:28:08 laptop616 pulseaudio[1726]: [pulseaudio] module-alsa-card.c: Assertion 'jack->path && jack->path->port' failed at modules/alsa/module-alsa-card.c:324, function report_jack_state(). Aborting.
Feb 19 16:28:08 laptop616 pulseaudio[1722]: [pulseaudio] main.c: Uruchomienie demona nie powiodło się.
Feb 19 16:28:12 laptop616 pulseaudio[1942]: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Stale PID file, overwriting.
Feb 19 16:28:12 laptop616 pulseaudio[1942]: [pulseaudio] module-alsa-card.c: Assertion 'jack->path && jack->path->port' failed at modules/alsa/module-alsa-card.c:324, function report_jack_state(). Aborting.
Feb 19 16:28:12 laptop616 pulseaudio[1937]: [pulseaudio] main.c: Uruchomienie demona nie powiodło się.
Feb 19 16:28:13 laptop616 pulseaudio[2002]: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Stale PID file, overwriting.
Feb 19 16:28:13 laptop616 pulseaudio[2002]: [pulseaudio] module-alsa-card.c: Assertion 'jack->path && jack->path->port' failed at modules/alsa/module-alsa-card.c:324, function report_jack_state(). Aborting.
Feb 19 16:28:14 laptop616 pulseaudio[1999]: [pulseaudio] main.c: Uruchomienie demona nie powiodło się.
Feb 19 16:28:17 laptop616 pulseaudio[2013]: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Stale PID file, overwriting.
Feb 19 16:28:17 laptop616 pulseaudio[2013]: [pulseaudio] module-alsa-card.c: Assertion 'jack->path && jack->path->port' failed at modules/alsa/module-alsa-card.c:324, function report_jack_state(). Aborting.
Feb 19 16:28:17 laptop616 pulseaudio[2010]: [pulseaudio] main.c: Uruchomienie demona nie powiodło się.
Feb 19 16:28:17 laptop616 pulseaudio[2026]: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Stale PID file, overwriting.
Feb 19 16:28:17 laptop616 pulseaudio[2026]: [pulseaudio] module-alsa-card.c: Assertion 'jack->path && jack->path->port' failed at modules/alsa/module-alsa-card.c:324, function report_jack_state(). Aborting.
Feb 19 16:28:18 laptop616 pulseaudio[2023]: [pulseaudio] main.c: Uruchomienie demona nie powiodło się.
Feb 19 16:28:22 laptop616 pulseaudio[2051]: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Stale PID file, overwriting.
Feb 19 16:28:22 laptop616 pulseaudio[2051]: [pulseaudio] module-alsa-card.c: Assertion 'jack->path && jack->path->port' failed at modules/alsa/module-alsa-card.c:324, function report_jack_state(). Aborting.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: pulseaudio 1:1.1-0ubuntu9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.26-generic 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/by-path', '/dev/snd/controlC0', '/dev/snd/hwC0D0', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D1c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D1p', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1:
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0x90440000 irq 43'
   Mixer name : 'SigmaTel STAC9221 A1'
   Components : 'HDA:83847680,106b2200,00103601'
   Controls : 25
   Simple ctrls : 13
Date: Sun Feb 19 16:57:14 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64+mac (20120214)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
PulseSinks: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list-sinks'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
PulseSources: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list-sources'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
SourcePackage: pulseaudio
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 06/27/07
dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.bios.version: MB21.88Z.00A5.B07.0706270922
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Mac-F4208CAA
dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.board.version: PVT
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Mac-F4208CAA
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMB21.88Z.00A5.B07.0706270922:bd06/27/07:svnAppleInc.:pnMacBook2,1:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-F4208CAA:rvrPVT:cvnAppleInc.:ct10:cvrMac-F4208CAA:
dmi.product.name: MacBook2,1
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc.

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Przemek K. (azrael) wrote :
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Przemek K. (azrael) wrote :
description: updated
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in pulseaudio (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Przemek K. (azrael) wrote :
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My Apport log shows the following:
ERROR: apport (pid 13057) Tue Feb 21 22:37:10 2012: debug: session gdbus call:
ERROR: apport (pid 13057) Tue Feb 21 22:37:10 2012: this executable already crashed 2 times, ignoring
ERROR: apport (pid 13196) Tue Feb 21 22:37:15 2012: called for pid 13179, signal 6
ERROR: apport (pid 13196) Tue Feb 21 22:37:15 2012: executable: /usr/bin/pulseaudio (command line "/usr/bin/pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog")
ERROR: apport (pid 13196) Tue Feb 21 22:37:15 2012: debug: session gdbus call: (true,)

ERROR: apport (pid 13196) Tue Feb 21 22:37:15 2012: this executable already crashed 2 times, ignoring
ERROR: apport (pid 13418) Tue Feb 21 22:37:19 2012: called for pid 13403, signal 6
ERROR: apport (pid 13418) Tue Feb 21 22:37:19 2012: executable: /usr/bin/pulseaudio (command line "/usr/bin/pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog")
ERROR: apport (pid 13418) Tue Feb 21 22:37:19 2012: debug: session gdbus call: (true,)

ERROR: apport (pid 13418) Tue Feb 21 22:37:19 2012: this executable already crashed 2 times, ignoring
ERROR: apport (pid 13459) Tue Feb 21 22:37:21 2012: called for pid 13456, signal 6
ERROR: apport (pid 13459) Tue Feb 21 22:37:21 2012: executable: /usr/bin/pulseaudio (command line "/usr/bin/pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog")
ERROR: apport (pid 13459) Tue Feb 21 22:37:21 2012: debug: session gdbus call: (true,)

ERROR: apport (pid 13459) Tue Feb 21 22:37:21 2012: this executable already crashed 2 times, ignoring
ERROR: apport (pid 13470) Tue Feb 21 22:37:25 2012: called for pid 13467, signal 6
ERROR: apport (pid 13470) Tue Feb 21 22:37:25 2012: executable: /usr/bin/pulseaudio (command line "/usr/bin/pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog")
ERROR: apport (pid 13470) Tue Feb 21 22:37:25 2012: debug: session gdbus call: (true,)

ERROR: apport (pid 13470) Tue Feb 21 22:37:25 2012: this executable already crashed 2 times, ignoring
ERROR: apport (pid 13479) Tue Feb 21 22:37:25 2012: called for pid 13476, signal 6
ERROR: apport (pid 13479) Tue Feb 21 22:37:25 2012: executable: /usr/bin/pulseaudio (command line "/usr/bin/pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog")
ERROR: apport (pid 13479) Tue Feb 21 22:37:25 2012: debug: session gdbus call: (true,)

ERROR: apport (pid 13479) Tue Feb 21 22:37:25 2012: this executable already crashed 2 times, ignoring
ERROR: apport (pid 13489) Tue Feb 21 22:37:30 2012: called for pid 13486, signal 6
ERROR: apport (pid 13489) Tue Feb 21 22:37:30 2012: executable: /usr/bin/pulseaudio (command line "/usr/bin/pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog")
ERROR: apport (pid 13489) Tue Feb 21 22:37:30 2012: debug: session gdbus call: (true,)

ERROR: apport (pid 13489) Tue Feb 21 22:37:30 2012: this executable already crashed 2 times, ignoring
ERROR: apport (pid 13524) Tue Feb 21 22:37:35 2012: called for pid 13521, signal 6
ERROR: apport (pid 13524) Tue Feb 21 22:37:35 2012: executable: /usr/bin/pulseaudio (command line "/usr/bin/pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog")
ERROR: apport (pid 13524) Tue Feb 21 22:37:35 2012: debug: session gdbus call: (true,)

ERROR: apport (pid 13524) Tue Feb 21 22:37:35 2012: this executable already crashed 2 times, ignoring
ERROR: apport (pid 13541) Tue...

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summary: - pulseaudio crashes / doesn't start
+ pulseaudio crashes constantly / doesn't start
description: updated
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